Pipe-thawing apparatus.



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Patented Oct. 23, 1917..

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1,243,973. Patented Oct, 23,1917.

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JOSEPH.E. PHILIPPON,: 01? S1. .EVARISTETDE F0RSYTH,. QUEBEfi cA'NADAiPxrE-THAWING APrARA'rus;

ees-am To all whom'z't'may ooncernr Be it known that I," J OSEPH E5"PHILIPPON, a subject of the- King of v England; residing at St.Evaris'te' (:le Forsythg in the county-of Frontenac, ini-rth'eBrovinceof Quebec ancl- Dominion off'Ganada, have invented certain new and; Yuseful Improvements ina P-ipe- Thawing Apparatus, of Which thefollowingis'a specification.

The present invention has rel-ation- .to oer tain new and usefulimprovements in I elevic es-ancl appa-ratusforthawing-Waterpipesandother conduits; and, as its, :primary ob ject contemplates the provisionof simple compact and durable. device of the above nature, which isvconstructeel to be easily operable; ancla which con-sistsxofe'but adewparts whereby it is not sliable'; torgetr out: of ordem 1 V Variousotheraobjects ancliaelvanta'ges: will i become apparent'icluring:the;continuance;.oi theavfollowing": descriptions-i. 7

These object-s are v1 accomplished :by: such-z means as areshoWn-win-nth'eir preferreclrsformx in. the accompanying drawings,-clescribediinthe following specification-:1 and theni more specifically;pointed out in: thewappended; claims. a

1n; thewaecompanying; drawings wherein like ;chara cters clesi gnatelike rparts; throng-ha out the; several 5Views-:-, v

garner-1 =is aeview inside: elevation: show-- ingi-my -inTentionras1invits:act ualjpractice;

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and' cross member 16," mountia hot. Water 1" containerilfiof novelconstruction, said con-e ta in-er: having: a bearing 18? uponits under,face tocoa'ctwith a,likeb'earingl): on block: 15 Wherebyitrmay'bequicklyand. easily rotated; Whilecross member 16W'carriesa3stationaryvcowerportion 20 as M21, in :orclen toriengage I With theupper portion 055113011- taineril'i in the manner illustratedin'FigsQiAs illustrated in; Fig; 1, container-l7 carries} a circumferentialflange 22 at its lower: end; whereby it may: beeutiliz'ecl". as e aWinding drum-,1 such: as will. subsequently appear? Block 15 is slotted:horizontally :as: at r23y.

said slot; receiving an iicller drum 24 whicln has its. tresp'e'ctiver=gu clgeonst. 25 and" 26 1' our?" nalecl suitable aperturesrZ? and 285inhthe, block 15. The (1111111124: is provided at suit-[- able: pointsWith circumferential :flanges 29: arid-s30 so as tovpreclu'de:clislddgment of th'ez tubingggthat is Wouncl :thereon and to insurerthe refiioifentl operationfof the device": in 1 gem erali, v v

. Gontainer 17, as well as the 'Winclin'giidrunr) :Zlamay b2.constructed of sheet amet al or; other clesirecl material and siriceivthis 1 00111-1 StI'UCtiQIlL iszzmerely arbitrary, it is ,to;: bezunderstood that-:1 fclo notzlimitimyseldfiin any? wayxtowthat formishowm V'In'v containeril 8 mount aiclrum 31::by meanslof'suitableibrace; members 32 which are fixed :tocont-ainer 17% as: at38,; said olrunmzhavin gt- :mountecli therein suitablepartitions,34and-135 as clearly ;illTus-; trateclsfin 1Figr2ui. Partition 34iformsa=suitable compartment rwhichr-has communication; Withan outlet spout 36anrleis-provicled witlfi m ingress; opening "31- tnormally; closedzzbyp:means oirloalli ':valve ,138. Inaorcler 1 to insureefiic'ienti operationof*ball:avalvei 38aantlah the same time prevent cloggingsjrofiithe gressQDeningrBZ the collectionvofi dirt and other foreign matter thereaboutg;II incasea valve;38: in:-- EIZSGI'GQIIThOU sin gw39: Partition 35;likewise :QfOIJIlS :;a compartment LWhlChflllaS communication Withntheinterior :of the icon-i. tainenil'l through Wire mesh memberi lO eanclsaid:i1ast mentioned r'pa-rtitionn is: provided: Witham" ingress!opening; 41 normally by? closecli'iballi valve 42; 1the=lattrralsozoperat i gs-iinna sereenahousing:rl3. t A cylinder-44rhasucommnnicationat tits: lower-end:withrthe interior of Tdrumaihzindi hasszoperating thereinr; aplunger 1162164345!carriedbywxtension rod; 46.? Extensionarodt 110 46 is passed throughsuitably alined apel'zs turns;Aia-iH QVerQO andvreress member-r16 andhas its upper end equipped with a bearing a8 as clearly shown in Fig. l.Actuating lever 4L9 is pivotally connected at one end as at to a bearing51 that is fixed to cross member 16 while it also has pivotal connectionat an intermediate point as at 52 with bearing 48 above referred to.Consequently, by properly manipulating the free end of actuating lever48, movement may be imparted to plunger head 45 and the operating of theball valves accomplished. In otherwords, upon upward movement of plunger45, ball valve 43 will become unseatcd so that water from con tainer 17will be drawn into drum 31 while upon downward movement of the plunger,the valve 43 will move into a closed position, while the valve 38 willbe unseated to permit the water in the drum 3l'to be forced outwardlythrough spout 36.

I also provide in conjunction with that structure above described,suitable heating apparatus designated in its entirety by the numeral 53,said heating apparatus including a. boiler 54. A conduit 55 connectsboiler 54 with container 17 as shown in 1, while a tube 56 is connectedwith outlet spout 36 of drum 31 as at 5'? and passed a suitable aperture58 in the side wall of the container and subsequently wound about theperiphery of the container, as illustrated. A second conduit 59 connectsboiler 54 with block 15, while a second tube 60 has one end portionpassed through one hollow gudgeon "25 of the drum 14 and is connectedwith conduit 59 as at 61. This last mentioned tube is passed through anaperture-62 in drum 1a and may be subsequently wound about the drum inthe usual manner. 7

ll furtherprovide a casing 63 that is connected with the pipe to bethawed 64; as at 65, one end of said casing receiving one end of tube 66and carrying means as shown at 67 to retain the same in place, while anon tension 58 on the casing communicates with the end of tube 59 andcarries means as shown at 66, whereby a tight connection mav be made. 7

The operation of my invention is substantially as follows The water fromboiler 54 flows upwardly through pipes or conduits 55 to container 17and upon proper manipulation of actuatins" lever 49, the water fromcontainer 17 will be forced through drum 31 as aforesaid to tube 56.From tube 56 the heated water is passed into the pipe to be thawed eaers the pipe acted upon will be quickly and easily thawed by means of myimproved apparatus and it will also be apparent that the said apparatusmay be conveniently moved from place to place and operated with thegreatest of ease. In view of the fact, therefore, that the advantagesand novel features of my invention appear to be apparent from theforegoing, further detail description is deemed unnecessary.

in reducing my invention to practice, I find that the form referred toherein as the most practical and preferred embodiment is the mosteliicient, but realizing that certain conditions will necessarily varyin concurrence with the adoption of my device, I desire to emphasize thefact that various minor changes in the details of construction andin'tiie proportion of parts may be resorted to when required withoutsacrificing any of the advantages ofrmy invention, as defined in theappended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, 'whatl claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is i V 1. In a device as aforesaid; a bodystructure including a .rotatably mounted container, feeding meansincluding a boiler, a conduit connecting said boiler and said container,conduit means having one end open tothe interior of said container andadapted to be wound thereon; an idler drum carried by said bodystructure, conduit means to be a boiler structure, conduits connectingsaid boiler structure and said drums, and other conduits incommunication with said first mentioned conduits to be wound upon saiddrums. V

3. In a device as aforesaid; a carrying structure, a container movablymounted on said carrying structure, pump means operating in saidcontainertheating means including a boiler structure, a conduitconnecting said boiler and said container, other conduit means open atone end to the interior of said container to be wound on said container,an idler drum revolubly mounted on said carryingstructure,conduit meansto be wound on said drums and having one end passed through one of thegudgeons thereof; and other conduit means connecting said boiler and oneend of said last mentioned conduit means.

4:. in a device as aforesaid: a base, a stand arranged on said base. afluid receptacle i'evolubly mounted on said stand and having a coverstationary with respect to said stand;

in combination with a tube to be wound on said container and having oneend communieating with the interior thereof, and pump means associatedwith said container to force the contents thereof through said tube.

5. In a device as aforesaid; a base, a stand arranged on said base, acontainer revolubly mounted in said stand and having a cover fixed withrespect to said stand; in combination with a tube to be Wound on saidcontainer and having one end open to the interior thereof, means tointroduce fluid into said container, and means including a handleportion arranged exteriorly of said container to force the contentsthereof through said tube.

6. In a device as aforesaid; a connecting joint to be attached to thepipe to be thawed, heating means including a boiler structure, andconduit means to convey the fluid from said boiler structure to saidjoint connection and return; in combination with means interposedbetween said heating structure and said joint connection to take up theslack in the conduit means and to instigate means including a boilerstructure, conduit means connecting saidlboiler structure and said jointconnection to convey the fluid to said joints and return the same tosaid boiler; in combination with a stand having a movable containerthrough which the fluid passes, pump means associated with saidcontainer to instigate the flow of fluid, and an idler drum revolublymounted on said carrying structure to take up the slack in certain ofsaid conduit means. In testimony whereof I atfix my signature inpresence of two witnesses. JOSEPH E. PHILIPPON. Witnesses:

JOHN BARIAULT, GUSTAVE GUITI J.

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